Youth with Disabilities Resources

Articles and books

• Church and the Child with Invisible Disabilities - By Mt. Wendy Cwiawinski https://oca.org/parish-ministry/familylife/church-and-the-child-with-invisible-disabilities    
• Embracing All God’s Children: Orthodox Theology Concerning Disability and Its Implications for Ministry with Special Needs Youth in the Orthodox Church by Wendy M. Cwiklinski  https://armsopenwide.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/embracing-all-gods-children-orthodox-theology-concerning-disability-and-its-implications-for-ministry-with-special-needs-youth-in-the-orthodox-church/
• Handbook for Adaptive Catechesis – Serving Those with Special Needs by Michele E. Chronister - https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Adaptive-Catechesis-Serving-Special/dp/0764821458
• Exceptional Teaching by Jim Pierson -https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Exceptional+Teaching+%E2%80%93+Jim+Pierson&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
• Official Statement of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas Thursday, June 25, 2009 Embracing People with Disabilities within the Church http://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/scoba/disability-and-communion
• The Handicapped and Orthodox Worship by Fr Stephen Plumlee  -https://oca.org/parish-ministry/parishdevelopment/the-handicapped-and-orthodox-worship
• The Body of Christ: A Place of Welcome for People with Disabilities by Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis - https://www.goarch.org/-/excerpt-from-body-of-christ-a-place-of-welcome-for-people-with-disabilities
• Of Such is the Kingdom - A Practical Theology of Disabilities by Summer Kinard - https://store.ancientfaith.com/of-such-is-the-kingdom-a-practical-theology-of-disability/?fbclid=IwAR2VAIZRyapFJsYyeYO9ovb6IsHDjiTvW29O_lNa6sRN8FQDHOrk-_ijqwc

Video and Practical Resources

• Autism and Your Parish - Video Series by Maura Oprisko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnzozYeo7s
• Ministering to Our Campers with Special Needs - Orthodox Youth Directors in NA (Check out our webinars)
• Special Education for Orthodox Church School - Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago https://www.goreligiousedchicago.org/classroom-inclusion.html
• Removing Barriers: A Step by Step by Guide to Making Your Parish Disability Friendly https://faithtree.org/product/removing-barriers/
• Let All the children come to me: A Practical Guide to Including children with disabilities in Your church ministries by MaLesa Breeding, Dana Hood and Jerry Whitworth
• 17 Ways to Use Catherine's Pascha by Charlotte Riggle https://charlotteriggle.com/14-ways-to-use-catherines-pascha/
• Divine Liturgy Visual Schedule https://summerkinard.com/2016/11/27/visual-schedule-for-orthodox-liturgy/
• Saints for Students with Learning Disabilities https://charlotteriggle.com/saints-students-learning-difficulties/
• St. Nicholas Program Special Needs Family Camp https://www.uocyouth.org/stnicholasprogram.html
• Welcoming the Stranger - St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church  https://www.facebook.com/smoekc/videos/425210391568798/UzpfSTE5NzAwMTY4MDpWSzoyOTMwNTE4NjgzNjMyNzMy/
• Holy Unction Social Story https://www.facebook.com/uocyouth/photos/a.401574249924370/2255768041171639/?type=3&theater
• Holy Week and Pascha Fabric Playset - St. Tabitha's Workshop  https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/8657504-holy-week-pascha-playset-by-st_tabithas_workshop

• Divine Liturgy: Teaching the Two Main Parts - for Children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7noBBQJXtM

Websites

• Arms Wide Open - Orthodox Christian Disability Resources https://armsopenwide.wordpress.com/
• Orthodox Christian Deaf Association https://www.orthodoxdeaf.org/
• Fully Human - GOA Center for Family Care https://www.goarch.org/fully-human?fbclid=IwAR0zVCveKLKIh0PM1eXd4stOZLGcHVs25EKG_Ej0Rbzaxy0BFak5xqWAGsM